Malin Akerman is an actress best known for her roles in The Heartbreak Kid, Couples Retreat, and Showtime's latest series, Billions. Today, Malin discusses how a tumultuous relationship with her mother shaped her career and personality (6:00), when she noticed she wanted to be an actor (11:00), and how becoming a parent moved her away from comedy and towards drama (23:00). Plus, Malin talks about how she prepares to go toe-to-toe with Maggie Siff in a scene (32:00) and the effect of being an outsider on playing American characters (36:00). Topics mentioned: Billions Landmark Forum The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Rock of Ages Trophy Wife The Ticket Tribeca Film Festival The Heartbreak Kid People mentioned: Malin Akerman David Levien Neil Burger Melissa Errico Paul Giamatti Oren Moverman Maggie Siff The Moment is brought to you by A&E's hit series Bates Motel. Catch the new season when it returns Monday March 7th at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on A&E.  Email: themomentbk@gmail.com Twitter: @BrianKoppelman iTunes: itunes.com/themoment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices